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Articles - Page 269
Plasma cutting for tube, pipe, profiles
- By Jim Colt
- Jul 11, 2013
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Initially used for nonferrous cutting operations, plasma developed into a useful means for cutting 2-D sheet and plate steel when the water-injected plasma process was developed in the late 1960s. As technology developments improved the edge quality, cutting speed, consumable parts life, and long-term operating cost, it became competitive with other thermal cutting processes. In recent years, improved control technology has enabled plasma to be a contender in the realm of 3-D cutting, making it an option for tube, pipe, and profiles.
- From The Fabricator
A solid model for modernizing a fabricator
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 11, 2013
- Manufacturing Software
- Article
Matot, a small dumbwaiter manufacturer in the Chicago suburbs, is a microcosm of high-product-mix, low-volume manufacturing. Fabricators no longer make it work on the floor. Instead, they adjust the model to suit the process.
- From The Fabricator
Global energy management practices, standards increase plant profitability
- By Clay Nesler
- Jul 11, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
The importance of energy management is particularly high in the manufacturing sector, where energy use can have a significant impact on product and operating cost. A standard set of energy management practices, applied to small and medium, as well as large enterprises, can increase organizational performance and profitability.
- From The Fabricator
All in the family
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jul 10, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Juhl Hartberg and his son Paul are working side by side to expand their business, originally built on agricultural repair work, into one that provides custom design and fabrication.
- From The Welder
Angle grinding 101
- By Terry Tuerk
- Jul 8, 2013
- Power Tools
- Article
In fabrication shops across America and around the globe, power tools—more specifically, angle grinders—are often used in an improper and unsafe manner. Taking the time to learn the do’s and don’ts of cutting and grinding can help prevent serious injury to yourself or those around you.
- From The Fabricator
Safety contact mats withstand tough conditions
ABB Jokab Safety has introduced safety contact mats for safeguarding personnel around machines, presses, and robots. The mats typically are connected to a monitoring system and placed as a boundary around potentially hazardous equipment. When someone steps on a mat, the surface triggers a...
Better tube bending cuts production time, improves consistency for heavy equipment manufacturer
- By Eric Lundin
- Jul 8, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
After decades of using an old manual tube bender with no features, Kress Corp. took a huge leap in technology when it purchased a new bender with CNC, full-color interface, and stacked tooling capability. The result is a 10-fold productivity improvement.
- From The Fabricator
Customer input influences metal manufacturer’s growth
- By Dan Davis
- Jul 8, 2013
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Artisan Industries Inc. began life as a metal former in Streetsboro, Ohio, but like other stamping houses, it recognized the need for diversification. Since jumping into the fabricating business, the company has found itself constantly evolving to become a one-stop shop for its customers.
- From The Fabricator
Inspired fabrication atop One World Trade Center
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 2, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
Kammetal Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has seen its work reach the top. The company fabricated the uppermost part of the spire that now sits atop One World Trade Center.
- From The Fabricator
R&D Update: Warm forming of alloys in the auto industry
- By Eren Billur and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Jun 28, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
While stampers struggle with traditional forming of aluminum alloys, particularly in the automotive industry, they should know that research is currently underway to make this tough job easier. Warm forming of certain aluminum alloys is a real possibility when it comes to stamping parts from these difficult-to-work-with materials.
- From The Fabricator
An overview of tooling coatings
- By Bernie Janoss
- Jun 28, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The ranks within the tool and die community have thinned with the shop closures and business consolidations that followed the Great Recession. As a result, the depth of knowledge about tooling coatings has decreased as well in recent years. This primer is intended to provide a quick explanation of the most common tooling coatings for those that need a quick education.
- From The Fabricator
Leveling beyond the coil
- By Jurgen Jost
- Jun 28, 2013
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Not all metal forming jobs are done off the coil, so what can stampers do to ensure that the metal is level? They can use a stand-alone hydraulic roller leveler to ensure parts meet original specs.
Fabricator brings smiles to Sunshine State
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 28, 2013
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
After his yacht-building business dried up in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, entrepreneur Scott Gerber decided to build a simple sculpture from tubing. Based on a basic stick figure, the first one was a fisherman. Gerber placed a few around town, encountered some interest, and suddenly a new business was born.
Need a filler metal for a 300 series stainless steel?
- By David Benson
- Jun 28, 2013
- Consumables
- Article
Matching a consumable to a 300-series (austenitic) stainless steel is fairly straightforward, but fabricators should be aware that the various options (rod for GTAW, solid or metal-cored wire for GMAW, stick electrode for SMAW, or flux-cored wire for FCAW) have huge productivity differences.
- From The Fabricator
Job shop estimating: Material Planning – strategy and tactics
- By Gerald Davis
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
In this sixth installment of columnist Gerald Davis' series on job estimating he reviews inventory management as it relates to the estimator’s prediction of expenses.
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